[Remote] Research Scientist

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DDI | Development Dimensions International is focused on leadership assessments and talent solutions. The Research Scientist will design, validate, and improve assessment products using expertise in industrial-organizational psychology and psychometrics, while collaborating with internal teams and clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide input on the future direction of new assessment solutions and roadmaps for existing tests and assessment products, including enhancements, upgrades, and new applications
• Design, develop, refine, and integrate innovative content, methods, and scoring approaches for leadership tests, simulations, and other assessment solutions
• Identify and develop ways to integrate assessments into the learning and development process (e.g., a test linked to a learning experience)
• Maintain and enhance existing tests and assessment products through ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and refresh efforts
• Apply I-O psychology and psychometric principles to assessment design, scoring, validation, norming, and ongoing product improvement
• Manage and conduct validation studies for newly developed and existing assessment solutions, including analyses of reliability, validity, subgroup differences, fairness, and practical utility
• Analyze cross-client datasets to develop norms, benchmarks, and score interpretation frameworks
• Ensure assessment solutions align with professional testing standards, fairness expectations, and applicable legal and ethical guidelines
• Keep pace with the advances in agentic AI and apply new technologies responsibility across the role
• Write technical documentation and research reports
• Design feedback reports and score interpretation resources that promote user insight, development, and action planning
• Present analytical findings and research insights to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Serve as a thought leader on leadership testing, assessment, and development topics through conference presentations, white papers, and other external-facing contributions
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including product, consulting, and technology partners, to support implementation and scale assessment solutions effectively
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure solutions meet client needs and deliver measurable impact

Skills

• Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology or closely related field. MA-level will be considered if you have exceptional experience and skills
• 1-2 years in a position focused on assessment or assessment design/implementation
• Advanced proficiency in R for data management, statistical analysis, psychometric modeling, and reporting
• Deep knowledge of assessment development, test validation, norming, and multivariate statistical methods
• Applied experience responsibly and ethically applying agentic AI to the workplace; preferred depth with regard to leadership assessment and validation practices
• Experience managing large datasets and presenting analytic findings to technical and non-technical audiences
• Effective writing skills, including the ability to develop research manuscripts, technical documentation, reports, assessment content, and feedback language
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects, work independently, and adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Strong planning, organization, communication, customer focus, attention to detail, and collaboration skills are essential to the role
• Proficiency in Python for statistical analyses and visualizations
• Knowledge and experience in advanced psychometric methods such as Item Response Theory, Structural Equation Modeling, Multilevel Modeling, or Network Analysis
• Knowledge and experience in applying Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models to assessment design and validation

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